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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clerhaun

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Map note: The recorded spot for Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clerhaun is around Clerhaun, County Mayo, Ireland; it is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA088-069

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